The Castlegar Sun Wednesday, June 12, 1991." Want to know if propane is for “Manager Bryan Loewen, “The average cost of conversion is about Suh staff i Rropane; 1 To convert or not to Whiea deciding whether or.not to switch your vehicle to propane, 2,000 dollars depending on the type of vehicle and the number of tanks,” he says. “The vehicle owner has to spend about 200 dollars in fucl, per month in order to pay off the con- version in two years, Hence, any type of commercial vehicle is the ideal target for conversion.” you must take into account how mych you will be driving it. t's not for everybody,” says 1K Propane Castlegar Branch PROPANE iON THE ROAD TO SAVINGS! ‘Whether you operate one vehicle or a whole fleet, converting “to ICG Auto-Propane can cut your fuel bills. And ICG makes ponverting to smooth running Auto-Propane easy with their conomical Go PRO 90's financing plan. Talk to your local acc dealer today. and put yourself on the road to savings 2 the 90's. spROPANE CONVERSION Available at: CASTLEGAR IMPORT CENTER 2 2701 Columbia Ave., Castlegar 365-5111 FREE FREE FREE with conversion ‘500 litres of propane’ GoPRO i) THE BEST REASONS EVE2 30 sda TO ICG AUTO-PROPANE SR AAELI AIAN EPASS 7 day: ecial Prices in Elfect Now Until Jun ELCOME CANADIANS IE SPARERIBS Farmland ; USDA hsp # USDA specie. Propane conversion has proved very popular so far with fleet yeti. cles in British Columbia, ° ’: “It’s really good for commercial fects,” says John Hanley, owner of the Castlegar Import Centre, which is an ICG Authorized Propane Conversion Centre, “Most flects in B.C, are on propane, the only ones that aren’t are the government vehicles,” Propane is lower in octane than gasoline so a’ vehicle will travel fewer kilometres per litre of fuel, but the lower cost of propane equates to a fuel economy savings of up to 40 per cent: | Hanley maintains that, "it's oven y peter than diesel in terms of Founder of the U.S. Forest Service Reform will speak in Nelson: The founder of the A of Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics (AFSEEB), Jeff DeBonis will present a slide- show and talk in Nelson on June 13 as part of a province-wide tour. | Throughout B.C., forest man- agement is being criticized from all sectors. Recent reports from the Auditor General and. Forest Resources Commission have heard many of the criticisms voiced by the public. Jeff DeBonis has a Bachelor of Science in forestry from Colorado. He worked for the U.S. Forest Ser- vice in Montana, Idaho and Oregon from 1977 to 1989. He left his job to become the Executive Director of AFSEEE. DeBonis’ presentation in Nel- son will be at 7:30 p.m., June 13, at the Savoy Inn banquet room. Everyone is welcome. The Nelson portion of the B.C. tour is sp d by the Slocan Valley Watershed Alliance and ‘West Arm Watershed Alliance, For more information, contact Susan Hammond at 226-7222 (days) or 226-7376 (eves.) Jeff DeBonis if you like local mews and sports, you'll love the Sun! ‘When considering it's effects on the environment, propane seems to be the ‘greenest’ fuel around. “It’s a very clean buming fuel,” says Hanley. “It only produces 25 per cent of the emissions of regular fuel. Propane produces less hydro carbons and Jess carbon monoxide, which is the biggest cause of the ‘greenhouse effect’. It also pro- duces Jess nitrates of oxygen which are corrosive and toxic,” Loewen shares Hanley's views saying that, “It’s by far the most environmentally friendly fuel there is.” Also, as a cleaner buming fuel, Propane causes less carbon de- posits on engine parts, hence the motors last longer. “Maintenance costs are greatly reduced,” adds Hanley. “And as far as power is concerned, most of our conversion customers claim they International K-9 holds: your vehicle? don't notice much of a power decrease,” ‘ Propane is becoming ‘much: more readily available as well. “Te used to be hard to get,” says: Hanley. “But now most service sta-' tions offer it, There’s more around than gas and wo don’t have : to depend on foreign sources.” “There are better than 5,000 out- Tets across Canada,” adds Loewen. Propane systems ae transfer- able from one vehicle to snather and last a long time duc to sheir 33. Converted veticies y, colé weather stating which can be beneficial to those, . . driving in colder climates. Many people considering pro & pane as an alternative to gasoline |: or diesel are concerned about the ;: safety aspects of the fuel, but’ Loewen assures," It’s a very safe’ :: fuel when handled properly.” last graduating class K-9 Cen- tre pil rie class graduated in Tins, May 29, 1991. Kevin Marken and nine-month- old “Rocky” were the stars of the class, Rocky was the highest scor- ing graduate, and also received recognition for running the fastest time in the agility test, completing itin just 34 seconds, “Kevin and, especially Rocky are absolutely incredible,” said Christine Cross, owner of the Melissa Leiding and her dog; “Tippy” placed second in the class, ; and Brenda McIntyre with pet “Coalby” took third place. This will be the last class to: attend Cross’ instruction- * al program, as she will be moving | her business to Vernon in the near -- future. ae , 4 i Wednesday, June 12, 1994 ‘The Castlegar Sun The 2nd" Castlegar’ Scouts jattended the Annual Kootenay {Boundary . Region (KBR) Camp at ;Pletured are some of the Scouts racievin Lazy Lake in Cranbrook on May 24 - 26,.This was a competition camp where the 2nd Gasueene 'Boundary Region Camp at Lazy Lake. NDP P charge Dirks with hogging lottery bucks ean Bogen Services VICTORIA - During the year riding got $1.1 million worth, the New Democrats charged yesterday, including $4,697 to a polygamous commune’s school playground, The group receiving the grant is a commune south of Creston, num- bering 300, called the United Effort’ Order, which belongs to a break- away Mormon scct, the Fundamen- talist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints. The sect retains Mormonism’s original practise of polygamy. which the main church abandoned as part of the deal grant- ing statehood to Utah, Mormonism’s home base. Vancouver East MLA Glen Clark asked Elwood Veitch, Mr. Dirks’ successor as Provincial Sec-~ rchary, igate the way lottery’ i giants were being properly given oit”” facil to among them among them, because his riding got 23 grants, and five per cent of the total grants last year by value. Twenty three NDP ridings got a total of three grants. : Mr. Clark also questioned Whether the requirement that the commune. Mr. Veitch said be was sure the public would be admitted, but wise- cracked that “the members on the other side of the house would know ‘Scouts always hard at work and troop competed against scouts from’: several. other districts, The two year old 2nd faseen foe an’; 9 awards during the! Annual Kootenay more about communes.” Mr. Dirks, now minister of Development, Trade and Tourism, told SNS no favoritism was involved in handing out lottery money. He play ood time _ of a wet, ht and lack of sun- . The boys walked away with a 2nd Place overall (winning a sil- ver medal cach); 2nd and 3rd place for camp tidyness and 3rd place in fire lighting, The Cranbrook Cadets attended and set-up a relatively dif- ficult obstacle course, in which the 2nd Castlegar Scouts came in first place, ‘There is, as well, an award given , out yearly at the camp in which all the troops in the region _Page 5A; Snop+Easy Foons| THis WEEK'S SPECIAL Eggs - Grade’A' large, Pizza Pops = Piiisbury assort. Beef Chuck Blade Steak - can.cr, for. The Outdoor Award goes to the troop with the best outdoor pro- "gram. It is considered a win to at least have your application accept- ed. First place is Hf trophy, a plaque and $100.00 to be spent on camp- ing gear, Second place is a name plaque and ition, Our boys pope Coconut Custard Ple | 1 cup sugar 1 cup coconut eggs 2 cup margarine 7 : 2 tsp, vanilla Sore 42 cup flour 2 cups milk Put alll Ingredients In blencior and blond well, Pour into deep ple plate. ||: Bake at 360°for I hour, ple Plate. , came out in a very proud second place. The outcome of this busy week- end only goes to show that the boys and leaders of the 2nd Castle- gar Scout Troop are achieving the Prices effective Sun. June 9 - Sat, June 15 Central Foods 2717 Columbia Ave., Castlegar ‘ goals to which ing is all about. Great work boys! Story submitted by Curt Heddle 268 was sure his riding “received no more than Trail.”” Rossland-’ seat held by Christ Darcy of the New Democrats, received three grants totalling $206,000. City police quarters in “unbelievable” Nelson PATRICK FOWLER Nelson Daily News Nelson city police building “the worst in the province,” following a The Nelson city police quarters are “unbelievable,” and the condi- tions are deplorable, said Ron Gaudet, president of the B.C. Fed- eration of Police Officers. Gaudet said Friday aftemoon this was his second visit to Nelson . in eight yearg,.and in this time noth... hi changed about the. police He si poli cers are practically on top of each other. He said the police officers are “lacking conditions effective for working,” adding if he were an offi- cer here he would be embarrassed = by the present quarters. David Edgar, of the B.C. Police ” Commission, called the present spring inspection of the facility. The police facility has been an issue for more than 20 years, according to the Police Commis- sion report. During that time there have been many audits of the build- ing, with varying degrees of com- ments — none of them good. Edgar said in a report the pre- sent building would require “heroic measures” to bring it up to stan- dards. Nelson voters will be given a chance to vote in a referendum ona new police facility and a library facility on June 22. Graham Read: . 222-102 Street Castiogar Quallty Products Guaranteed “Because You Deserve The Best” WESTAR TIMBER LTD. Westar Timber Ltd. has completed the 1991 - 1995 Five Year| Development Plan for TFL 23 within the Arrow Forest District. ‘This plan is available for public viewing at our Nakusp and Castlegar offices during regular office hours from June 3 to June 28;'1991. We: request that interested parties phone ahead for appointments. ° public viewings will be at the locations: July 3, 1991 Trout Lake Community Hall Trout Lake eB 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm July 4, 1991 * Senior Citizen Hall Nakusp 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm July 6,1991 Sandman Inn, Celgar Room Castlegar 10:00 am to 3:00 pm * Fauquier Community Hall Fauquier 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm Written the D Area Manager, Westar Timber Box 1000, Nakusp, B.C., VOG 1RO should be d prior to August 23, 1991 to be i ion i final d for July 10, 1991 Plan are to be sent to: PAOMVMCEDEGRIT UTERO RIVALARK CONS D808 R86. 0,99 29 SEES IIIS SETS LA ARU ER Ae eeseieee vee, WN Ley Sincere Sharte You! To all the residents of Castlegar, Area land Area J for your enthusiasm and support; toall the businesses in the area who decorated, donated and sponsored events for Sunfest ‘91; toall the bystanders who applauded, cheered and toall the contestants who practised, prepared and p Kevin Marken and his dog “Rocky,” graduated class at the International K-9 Centre with the highest all round score and with the fastest time in agility, May 25 in Thrums. Tire and battery recycling General Motors “Circle of Excellence” event; Wester Family Select varieties. 1/2 gallon to all the media in the region to the RCMP and Ambulance to all the out-of-town visitors,” please return next year; A very sincere thank you! to all the groups, organizations and service clubs for your help and Sponsorship; for the excellent coverage and promotion of the festival; for their patrolling and assistance; to all the employers of the Festioal Society members who allowed us the time to organize Sunfest ‘91; And, to all the hundreds of volunteers who donated thousands of hours to organize, plan and promote this year's festival. Effective June 1, two new pro- grams are making the recycling of used tires and lead-acid batteries simpler and more effective. The programs, announced in April, were developed to ensure used tires and batteries are directed towards processing and recycling facilities rather than landfill sites or elsewhere, tery for each one purchased. With these programs in place, over 90 per cent of all used tires and batteries can be collected. The lead-acid batteries will be safely recycled, ensuring the acid and lead do not enter the environment. The tires will be processed into rubber products or will be used as fuel, levies of $3 on Funded from the i Fund, these Provide incentives to help deal with over two million used tires, each new tire, and $5 on each car battery sold in B.C. are currently in place. The levies collected go into and 800,000 used lead-acid batter- ies that enter the waste system every year, Cc will be d the pi "s Sus- tainable Environment Fund (SER), which i is dedicated to developing to retum used tires and batteries, and retailers have been asked to accept at least one used tire for each purchased, or one used bat- prob- lems. To date, this levy has generated over $7 million. eee vr | programs now in place ia AWARD At a banquet held at the Terra Nova Inn on May 31, Sharon Nishi (right) area sales manager for General Motors of Canada Ltd., recently presented Guy LaBossiere, president of Riverview Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ltd., with the prestigious “Circle of Excellence Award” for the dealership’s sales performance 1991, ALL GOLD... Chain, Bangles, Earrings, Accessories, Collectibles, Plain Gold, Plain Engraved Wedding Bands (DOES NOT INCLUDE STONE SET GOLD) JEWELLERS REMARKABLE JEWELLERY - AT REMARKABLE PRICES: AN and in particular for the dealership's commitment to customer satisfaction in sales and service. a a. SWHP! . PUBLIC INPUT SESSION Castlegar, Areas I, J, H (south): \' Castlegar Recreation Centre, Arts and Crafts Room June 17, 1991; Drop by anytime between 4:00 pm - = 8:00 pm A Blue Box Recycling Program for Castl legar? ’ (Can we reduce our garbage by 50%?" ‘The RDCK Solid Waste Management Plan (SWMP) will address these issues and more, but we need your help. HOW can we reduce the amount of waste by 50% by the year 2000? What shall we do with the rest of it? The SWOIP, will staly options Hee recycling composting, landfills, and incineration. and “free stores” are also being Considered. How do you feel about these options? 642 Baker Street 352-6055 3 SP CUSTOM WORK: & REPAIRS. ON. SITE: Glacier Jewellers i is ARTWALK #3.. June Show - George Koochin. SO oO COCs ee Tres. unfest Lottery Button Winning Runes 1437 e 2924.¢ 2893 Contact the Castlegar é District Chamber of C if you've got the winning button. Castlegar Firefighters Fireworks Draw Winner . foe * Riverview Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ltd. | 2880 Hiahinay Drive: “Trail, B. C. ViR2T3.. Royal Canadian Legion, Castlegar Branch Don't miss this chance to influence theatre of recycling and gerbege disposal in the Kootenays! Phone 368-9134 j